Exclusive Investor Roundtable with Build.com Founder, Christian Friedland — Wayfair vs. Overstock.com (9/9/2020)

Andrew March
Friedland Enterprises
3 min readAug 31, 2020

On September 9, 2020, leading strategy and market intelligence firm, BWG Strategy, will host an exclusive roundtable discussion for public equity buy-side investors and industry operating executives and decision-makers to examine two publicly traded online home improvement retailers, Wayfair (NYSE:W) and Overstock.com (Nasdaq:OSTK).

The event will be moderated by BWG Connect CEO, Bill Willams

What’s the better investment?
What are the growth catalysts for each company?
Are the recent COVID-induced gains sustainable?
What’s the future of online retail for the Home Improvement category?

Those questions and many more will be covered in a live roundtable discussion and Q&A featuring home improvement eCommerce veteran and Build.com Founder, Christian Friedland.

Christian is a 20-plus-year eCommerce veteran responsible for pioneering the sale of faucets and plumbing products online. Under his leadership, he grew the Build.com into the largest online retailer in the home improvement space in America.

Both Wayfair and Overstock.com saw 1,000%+ stock price gains from their nadirs in March 2020 to their most recent highs. The discussion will be fast-paced, focused, and have exclusive insights based on Christian’s decades of experience at the helm of a market leader, Build.com, where he competed against Wayfair and Overstock.com.

EVENT DETAILS:
Date:
September 9, 2020
Time: 10:30 AM — 11:30 AM EST
Seating is limited and immediate registration is encouraged. The event is free for home improvement industry CEOs and operators. Investors must be BWG Strategy members to participate.
Registration: Please visit https://www.friedlandenterprises.com/ and send us a message using our contact form and we will provide you with the unique participation details and dial-in.

Guest Speaker

Christian Friedland
Founding Partner at Friedland Enterprises

Christian (Chris) Friedland is the Founder and former CEO of Build.com, which he grew into the largest online-only retailer for Home Improvement in the USA. He is the Founding Partner of Friedland Enterprises, a specialized consulting firm helping companies and investors evaluate eCommerce opportunities from online revenue growth and competitive advantage to target identification and due diligence.

Event Moderator

Bill Williams
CEO at BWG Strategy LLC

BWG Strategy is a research platform that provides market intelligence through Event Services, Business Development initiatives, and Market Research services. BWG hosts over 1,800 interactive executive strategy sessions (conference calls and in-person forums) annually that allow senior industry professionals across all sectors to debate fundamental business topics with peers, build brand awareness, gather market intelligence, network with customers/suppliers/partners, and pursue business development opportunities.

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